‘Hard Truths’ Co-Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin Pull Back the Curtain on Mike Leigh’s Unique Directing Process
The co-stars, who first played sisters in a 1993 Mike Leigh play, explain the iconoclastic director's unique method and how ...
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She brings the opposite energy to Hard Truths, her first reunion with Leigh since that Oscar-nominated turn and a towering performance in itself. (American audiences may recognize her from network ...
Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste captivates in Mike Leigh’s ‘Hard Truths’
You're unlikely to find a fiercer performance in the past year than Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s in Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths,” ...
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‘Hard Truths’ Co-Stars Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin Pull Back the Curtain on Mike Leigh’s Unique Directing Process
The title of Mike Leigh’s latest movie, “Hard Truths,” suggests a remarkable, career-spanning consistency, tracing back to the stage and screen director’s 1971 big-screen debut, “Bleak ...